Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-22

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Famous Russian Novelist.

s.anla Of vivid word-Painting py
Famous Russian Novelist.
We left Praskoukine coming BACK
with Mikhailoff He reached a less
exnosed place and began to breathe
again. when he perceived, on turning
around, the sudden light OF a hasn;
The sentinel shouted; "Mor-tar!
And one of the soldiers who followed
added. ut is coming straight into the
bastionr' Mikhailof looked The ium,
mons point of the bomb-shell seemed
to stop dire city over his head. exactly
The moment when it was Impossible 10
tell what direction it was going 10
lake. That was for the spaoe OF
a second. Suddenly, redoubling us
speed, the projeetile came nearer ana
nearer The sparks of the 1use cou'"
be seen flying out. the dismal Missing
was plainly audible. 1t was going I"
drop right in the midst OF the Dat.a''
ion 80 earth!" shouted voice.
Mikhailoif and Praskoukine obeyed.
The latter, with shut eyes. heard the
she'll fall somewhere on the harn
Garth very near him. A second, which
appeared 10 him an hour, passed. ana
The she'll did not burst. Praskonkine
was friphie ied; then he asked himself
what cause he had for fear. Perhaps
it had fallen further away. anu he
wrongly imagined that he heard the
fuse Kissing near him. Opening his
ovos he was satisfied to see Mikheilof
retched motto ,less at his feet; but ut
he same time he perceive l.. yard OH
the lighted fuse of tho shell spinning
AROUND like top A glacial terror
which stlfed every thou 5ht. every sew
liment, took possession OF his soul. he
| hid his face in his hands Another
second passed. during which whole
world Of thoughts. of hopes, of sensa-
| lions and of souvenirs passed through
his mind. Whom will it killp Me- or
Mikhailoff or indeed both of US to-
peiher? If it is /, where will it hit me!
Ii in tho head. it will be all over; if on
the foot they will cut 1t
#; then shall insist
that they give me ehloroform.
And I may get well. Perhaps Mix
hailoff alone will be killed, and later l
will tell how we were close together.
and how | was covered with his blood.
No, no! it is nenrer met will be l!
Then he remembered the twelve rabies
he owed Mikhailon, and another debt
left at PETERSBURG. which ought to have
been paid long ago. A Bohemian air
that he sang the evening before came
to his mind. He also saw in his imagi-
nation the lady he was in love with in
her lilac trimmed bonnet; the man who
had insulted him five years before. and
whom ho had never taken vengeance
on. But in the midst of tn Sc and
many other souvenirs the present feel
ng--the expectation of death-did not
leave him. Perhaps it is not going
to exp.oder' he thought, and was on
the point OF opening his eyes will
desperate boldness But at this instant {
red fire struck his eyebal!s through the
closed lids, something hit him in The
middle of the chest with terrible
crash. He ran forward at random
entangled his feet in his sword, stun
bled and fell on his side. God be
praised; l am only bruised" This
was his first thought. and he wanted t.
feel of his breast. but his hands seemed
US if they were tied. A wise grippe
his head, soldiers ran before his eyes
and he mechanically counted them
"Onc, two. three soldiers and, besides
an officer who is losing his cloak" 4
new light flashed; he won lcr.d wha
had fred Was it mortar or a can
non? Doubtless cannon. Another
shot, more soldiers-livc, six. seven
They passed in front of him. and sud
lenly he became terribly afraid of be
ing crushed by The 3. II, wanted (,
cry out, 10 say that he was bruised, bu
ais lips were dry. his tongue was glue,
20 tho roots of his mouth. II
had II blrning thirst. H, felt that hi
breast was damp, and the sensation o
his moisture made him think of water
H. would have liked to dri TX tha
which drcnched him. Il must hay,
knocked the skin off in falling" Ii,
said TO himself, more an more fright
rncd at the idea of being crushed b,
the soldiers who were running il
crowds before him. H tried again t,
cry out, Take mel" But instead o
shat h. uttered a groan so terrible tina
he was frightened by it himself. The
red sparks danced before his eyes;
seemed as if the soldiers were pilin,
stones upon him. The sparks dance,
more rapidly, the stones piled on hin
81 fed him more and more. He stretch
ed himself out he ceased TO see, t,
hear, to think, 10 feel. H. had bee,
killed instantly by piece of shel
striking him full in the breast. From
Count To!stois "Sebas 'opol."